Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-12


chsup;on there Of the woel-growing-
agricultural industry had . disgusted leok
On his face when asked about the message,
and said With . bitter sarcastic tone ..It's
Free Trade. You know where / stand on
that" The General was one of Samuel J.
Randall's Democratic followers.
Smith NJ Weed, the Democratic cage of
Piattsburg, a. soon as he had glanced through
the Message went to his room in disgust and
had nothing to say. He il an iron manufac-
turer and undo rstands what the Presidents
Recommendation mean to the iron industry.
Most Of the North Carolina and Virginia
Democrats asserted in private that the I'D
option by the House Of the Presidents recon-
mendations alone would transfer both those
States 10 the Republican column next year.
Some Of the Louisiana Democrats were not
pleased with the general tone of the message.
REPUBLICANS.
The comments Of the members Of the
House were terse and direct to the point.
William Walter Phelps, said; at is free
trade tract of ordinary merit. l noticed moth
ing striking in it except pervasive spite
against the tariff, which reminded me of the
ordinary growls of an English nanufae,ur-
er. It's good thing for Jersey Republicans
It's pretty hard on Jersey Democrats.
Not one word Of praise for the tariff not
one word of kindness or hope TO the manu-
facturer and his laborer. They must sur
render their business for the public good, or
stand the riot and anarchy with which he
threatens them If they resist Abolish the
tar on tobacco aud sugar. giving bounty 10
American producers--the surplus Is out. Who
suffers2 No one. When there ale these and
other harmless ways Of getting out the sur
plus, without butchering the tariff, which Mr.
Cleveland to-day and Mr.. Carlisle yesterday
admitting must bring suffering on our great
productive industries, why butcher the tariff
under which we have gained great wealth and
comfort,
Mr.. Reed, the Republican leader, said
The message IL certainly a surprising one,
but it is not surprising because there is any
thing new in it. No one familiar with the
monotonous misstatements Of the free trade
argument needed more than a word here and
there to feel that the Administration had gone
over to the Carlisle wing with no disguise
whatever"
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan--f think it the
weakest free trade speech ever heard. II
does not reach the dignity Of message" to
Congress, but is more fttingly characterized
as stump speech'--and poor one at that.
Mr.. McComas, of Maryland Presi-
dent states the surplus for 1887 to be sos, =
900 900 and admonshes Congress to put the
problem Of its reduction before all theories
of free trade and protection.
Mr.. Durham Of the same State. Well il
is clear to me that the President did not copy
his message from the same encyclope liza from
which he copied his history and description OF
Chicago and other Western towns.
f.. Il. Taylo of Ohio. III the Democratic
House will pass bill in line with the Presi
dents recommendations he will need micro
scope to read the Democratic election re-
turns frem Ohio next year.
Mr.. Buchanan of New Jersey.---I am
pleased with the message. The enemy's bat
terry is unmasked and no platform which the
Democratic National Convention may make
TO cheat the people next year will deceive
anybody.
The gifted and eloquent Mckinley of Ohio
said II understand it, the President wants
foreign manufactures sold and used in this
country instead of American manufactures
He may not know it, but such would be the
practical effect of his theories if adopted.
regard the message as one of the weakest ar
gument. | have heard on that side of the
question.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois. 1t is rehash OF
stale free trade theories loSt ago exploded
and discredited. 1t seems to me I've heard
far better free trade arguments from the
stump in Illinois.
Colonel Bayne of Pennsy lvania The mes
sage is more pronounced in favor of free
trade than any other similar document pre-
So led to Congress since the formation of the
government, if my recollection serves me
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